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Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

Michael Donnelly has been lifting grass since 2003. Based near Coagh, Co Tyrone, he milks 800 cows on his home farm and produces around 3,000 acres of grass silage annually.

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Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

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National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

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Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

If you are looking to tighten your calving pattern, take a page from the Hession brothers outside Tuam, Co Galway.

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Building the future herd right from day one

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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Driving calf performance along with efficiency

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Syngenta’s Casper® continues to raise the bar for grassland weed control

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Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

Michael Donnelly has been lifting grass since 2003. Based near Coagh, Co Tyrone, he milks 800 cows on his home farm and produces around 3,000 acres of grass silage annually.

Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

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